Senior Workday Engineer (Finance focus)
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About the role
We, at Flywire, are looking for a Workday Engineer, ideally with a background in FinTech. Primarily you will be responsible for design, development testing and deployment of various functionality using Workday core toolset. You will help drive our business transformation as we transition our process and tools for finance. You will be a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a friction-less experience to our customers. The ideal candidate has technical knowledge which includes Workday Financials modules (billing, procurement, payables, assets, general ledger and Accounting Center), integrations, PRISM, reporting and Accounting Center. They should have a strong understanding of cross-functional data flows ensuring Finance configurations align with downstream systems like HR. You will be responsible for configuration, and optimization of our Workday ecosystem, covering Financial Management modules. As a Workday subject matter expert, you will be integral in the integration of Workday applications and ensuring that the value of the system is maximized. You will be partnering closely with cross-functional leaders to provide technical expertise, lead system enhancements, and ensure that every employee and stakeholder can interact with Workday efficiently and securely. Following the implementation, you will be responsible for developing Workday systems, providing functional support; updating the system to meet our needs, monitoring end user usage and performing daily administration tasks.
Responsibilities
- Cross-Functional Partnership: Serve as a technical liaison for the Finance teams, advising on system capabilities, and automation opportunities to drive competitive advantage.
- Operational Management: Partners with stakeholders and technical teams to ensure configurations, and implementations are developed, tested and operationally ready.
- Governance and Compliance: Responsible for ensuring that all security, availability, confidentiality and privacy policies and controls are adhered to.
- Reporting and Analytics: Design, create, maintain and support a variety of reports and queries - both standard and custom to provide actionable insights for executive leadership. Experience with Prism Analytics.
- Technology Transformation: Champion and develop Workday initiatives, such as semi-annual release testing, new module implementations, and complex process redesigns from concept to successful deployment.
- Innovation and Improvement: Establish a culture of continuous improvement by actively evaluating new Workday features and emerging technologies (AI/ML within Workday) to enhance business efficiency.
- Training and Support: Develops guidelines, documentation. Provide high-tier technical support to ensure the successful adoption of system changes and best practices.
- Here's what we are looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Finance, HR, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in Workday development, specifically supporting both Financial Management modules.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical requirements into business-friendly language.
- A solid track record of developing in complex Workday environments, including business process configuration, security, and reporting.
- Proven experience managing bidirectional data handshakes and resolving ownership conflicts in complex Workday Environments.
- Data-driven decision-maker with experience in automation and an understanding of the interactions between people, processes, and systems.
- Excellent organizational skills and experience working in Agile environments, with the ability to pivot quickly when business strategies change.
- Prior experience implementing or maintaining Workday systems
- Ability to model and configure workflows & systems that recognize both complexity and user experience
- Knowledge of Workday integration tools (EIB, Workday studio, Workday Report Writer) and ETL processes and tools.
- Ability to work with XML, Java and Web Service based integrations.
- Experience with Agile Methodologies
- Strong Problem-solving abilities and work independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
Requirements
- Experienced with Workday implementations that spans multiple countries
- Experience with FinTech
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